Type-writing machine.



PATENTBDJAN. 29, 1907. B. C. STIGKNEY.

TYPE WRITING MACHINE.

APPLIGATIONYIILBD AUG. 4. 1903.

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PATENTED JAN. 29, 1907.

B. C. STICKNBY.

TYPE WRITING MACHINE.

APPLICATION FILED AUGA. 1903.

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INVENTR:

HIE. AT'TURNEY UNITED sTATEs PATENTTRQEEIQE.,

BUENHAM c. sTIoI'rNEr, or ELIZABETH, NEW ,IEI'isEYg AssIGNoR'To UNION;

TYPEWRITER coiIPANY, or JERSEY CITY;

TIoN or NEW JERSEY.

TYPE-WRITING.VMAQHINQj T0 a/ZZ whom it may concern: y

Be it known that I, BURNHAM C.- STICK- NEY, a citizen of the UnitedStates, and a resident of Elizabeth, in the county of Union and State ofNew Jersey, have invented cer tain new and useful Improvements inTypethe printing-point at this time there is liable to be a conflict orclashing of the bars adja' cent to the basket, and this is morepronounced in machines in which the type-bars are segmentally arranged,it being necessary to place` the type-bars in close arrangement in suchmachines in order to get the required number in the segment.

The object of ymy present invention is to overcome the difficultiesabove pointed out and to provide simple and efficient means for'preventing or reducing the extent of rebound ofthe type-bars to aminimum, so as to avoid liability of coniiict or interference thereof.

To 'the above and other ends, which will hereinafter appear, myinvention consists in the novel features of construction, arrangementsof parts, and combinations of devices to be hereinafter described, andparticularly pointed out in the appended claims.

The present 'invention is in the vnature of an improvement upon thedevices made the subject of my pending application, Serial No. 135,361,filed December 16, 1902.

In the accompanying drawings, wherein like reference numerals representcorrespending parts in the various views, Figure 1 is a front-to-rearvertical sectional view of one form of' type-writing machine embodyingmy inventlon.

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speeieatien of Letters Patent. Application filed August 4, 1903. SerialNo; 168,245.

.ma-de of felt, and Ywhich has a series of rad Fig. is "fan enlargedfragmentary. detail transverse'sectionaly view f ofthe type-basketortypejbar support, Fig.

,u Patented Jan. 29, 1907 3 is a detail front elevation of the sametvithparts vbroken away. ,.I

The framing 1 of the machinesupportv afi PVOt-lod 2, on which key-levers3 are pit'. 55

oted. 'y Each key-:lever is provided with the' usual linger-key 4 and ispivoted at 5 to'v a sublever 6, that is slotted at 7 near its lowerenrll'where it cooperates with a' fixed fulcrum-- roc 8. pivoted at 9 toa'draw-linkE 10,fwhich in turn'` is pivoted at its opposite endll to `atjy'fpe-bai` 12. The variousY type-'bars are pivoted o n a segmentalpivot-wirey by'a segment spring 15is provided for eachfkey-leverand y'is operative to restore the key-lever and the; parts connected thereto'to the normal p0- sitions.;y f

' While I have sho-wn but a single complete 7o type action, it should beunderstood that the` type-bars 12 are segmentally arranged in thelsegment and strike upwardly and .rearwardlyL j 16 'and that the varioustypei bars are each connected in'themanner 'dee- 7 5 on the platenscribed. v I- y Projecting forwardly from` the type-bar" segment arearms 17, secured tothe segment by screws 1S and connected at theirforward- 1 ends by screws 19 to a substantially U shaped` 8o segmentalrigid 'support 20, the opening'offE which extends upwardly. Thisrigids-upe 3,

port is provided with a series of transverse openings or perforations21, that radiate` i from a point coin 'aident orsubstantially coin-"1,85

cident with a horizontal line extendingf'oi" f ward from the printingpoint or center, and

each perforation is in the plane of movement* of an associated type-barwhen the latter in aposition ofrest. V i j Seated within the U-shapedrigids'iippfort; is. a flexible or resilient pad 22, Ireferallolyr ingopenings or perforations therein tlizt* respond in number to the numberof tlf A bars and to the openingsiiigthe rigidfsi the openings in thepadbfeiigin re y the openings of the rigid'suppor 2 per face of the pad 22has a facing 23,'.

is preferably made of leather, andrthis fa lng' roo likewise has'af'series of prforationspw correspond In number and re' ter wit NEWJERSEYY CORPORT The upper end ofeach subleve'r is eo 13, that issupported' 14,and the usualre'storing- 65 perforations in the the impactto the pins 'nation perforations in the pad and in the rigid su iport.`Seated friction-tight in each of t e facing and pad is a metal peg orpin 24, which is provided with a head 25, that is preferably inclined atits under side, as illustrated in Fig. .2. The size of the head issuchthat the pin is prevented from heilig. driven 'through theperforations in which it is seated.

In practice the pins 24am referably of a` non-resilient material ormetaIand may consist of ordinary wire nails or brads. From anexamination of vlig. 2 it will be seen that the lower end ofeach pin 24extends into the registering opening 21 in therigid support and 'thatthevarious `pins extend longitudinally in the planes of movement ofthetypebarsthat is to sa each pin extends longitudinally in the p ane ofthe type-bar with Which it coperates to receive 'the impact thereof inthe movement of the type-'bar back to the normalposition, so that thepins extend longitudinally in radiating.,r planes.

Extending above the heads of the various pins is a flexible facing,sheathing, or strip 26, of leather or other suitable materiahwhichcopstitutes a'facing that receives the 'direct blo'w of the variousvtypebars and transmits A 24. The strip 26 is preferably independent ofthe pad' and is maintained spaced apart from thefacing 23, asillustrated in Fig. 2, and may be secured in. place against lateraldisplacement by suitable U-shaped clamps 27, 'that secure the stripagainst lateral movement, but permit a free movement thereof toward andaway. from the rigid support 20, being secured to the rigid supportbyscrews 28.

Each type-bar rests near its outer end upon the strip 26 above the headof a pin 24, as re resented in Fig. 3, and in the actuation of themachine the retrograde movement return of a type-bar to itsnormalposition will bring vit in contact with the strip 26 and' drivedownthe pirr24, andfthe'irictio'n` produced by the pin movinglin thehole in the felt pad absorbs somewhat'v or altogether the force oftheblow, and this sa'me'frictional contact between the metallic )in and thefelt pad renders the recovery oii the felt slow, and hence prevents or|diminishes to a minimum the rebound of the type-bar from the basket.

While I have shown one mode of carryin out my invention, it should beunderstgoo( that various changes in details of construction may be madewithout 'departing from the spirit of my invention.v I do iot hereirliclaim'an m en in a ications, ilgrdp Decergnblei) 1.6', 1902, 159,589,filed June l,l 1903,

What I claim as new, and desire'to` secure by Letters Patent, is'-.

1. In a typeewriting machine, the' combi'4 offa series of type-bars, atype-basket..

thing disclosed eri'alNo. 135,361, and Serial No.

lwhich comprises a ri the ends of the strip26 :are seated on which saidltype-bars'normally rest and rect support from the pad.

. 2. 'In a type-writing machine, the combination of a series oftype-bars, a type-basket on which said type-bars normally rest and n idsupport, a flexible or resilient pad mounte von said support and in.-dependent metallic-.pieces embedded in said pad andspacedapart'longitudinally of the pad, each metal piece receiving directsupport from the pad.

3. In a type-Writingmachine, the combination ofa series oi type-bars, atype-basket on which said type-bars normally rest and whichcomprises arigid support, a flexible or resilient. pad mounted on said sup ortinde# pendent non-'resilient pieces embedded in said pad and- T.supported thereby and a sheathing over the face of said pad and whichreceives the' impact of the type-bars durin the. retrograde movementsthereof.

4. In a type-writing machine, the combination of av series o type-bars,a type-basket on which saidl type-bars .normally rest and ,whichcomprises a felt pad havinga series'of metal pieces embedded therein andsupported thereby, and a leather covering onl whichthe type-bars rest.

5. In a type-writing machine, the combi-V nation .of a resilient pad,and metal pieces which areseated friction-tight in thefpad and areadapted to move therein by impact of the type-bars.. v 6.Infatype-writing machine, the combination of a-resilient pad, metalpieces which friction-tight in the pad and are adapted to move therein,and a facin for said metal piece vthat is independent o said pad and isspaced apart therefrom.

7. In a type-Writing machine, the combination of a pad having vopenin stherein, metal piecesthat are carried by t e pad and are seatedfriction-tight and are guided in their movement in said openings, and aleather facing-strip that covers the impact of the type-bars.

- 8. ,In a type-writing machine, the combination of a resilient padhaving transverse openings therein, and metal pegs seated inl saidopenings and adapted to receive the im# pact of the type-bars in thedirection of the en'gths of said pegs.

9. In a type-writing machine, the combination of a series of type-bars,a pad havin transverse openings therein-that correspon. in number to thenumber of type-bars, and a metal peg that is seated in each of saidopenings and each of which receives the impact of atypeebar.

'10.- In a typelwriting machine, the combi 'n atior'rl of a series loftype-bars, a pad having @Y 'i are supported, each metal plece receivingd1- I o'o l'IO all of saidV 4'metal pieces and which is adapted toreceive transverse openings therein that correspond in number to thenumber o'l" type-bars, a metal peg that is seated in leach of saidopen-' ings and each oilE which receives the impact of a typebar,and aflexible strip which covers all el said pegs. i'

11. ln a type-writing machine, the combination of a series ol"tyfus-bars, a rigid support which has a series el' perlm'ations therein,a'pad seated on-said rigid support, and having perforations whichregister with the openings in said rigid support, and a series ol' metalpegs, one ol" which is situated in each of the'openings in the pad.

l2. 'ln a typ`ewriting machine, the combination ol' a series oftype-bars, arigid support which has a series ol` perl'orations thatcorrespond in number to the type-bars, a pad seated on said rigidsupport and having perlorations which. register with the open ings insaid rigid support, and a series of headed metal pegs, one ,oli which issituated in each ol' the openings in the pad Yand a flexiblecovering-strip for theheads ot' said pegs.

I3. ln a type-writing machine, the eombination ol' a serios ol`type-bars, a rigid support, apad secured to said. support, and having aseries oiI headed metal pegs that correspond in number to the type-barsand eaeh ol' which extends longitudinally in the plane of movement ol' atype-bar and with the heads tl'iereoil extended toward the type-bars.

14. ln a type-writing machine, the combination ol` a series ol`typebars, a rigid support. a pad secured to said support and having laseries ol' transverse openings therein that eairrespond in number to,the type-bars, a headed metal peg seated. in each o1" said openings andextending longitudinally in i the plane oll a type-bar and with the headthereoll extending toward the associated type-bar, and a llexible-covering l'or the heads ol' said pegs and against which the typebarsare. adapted to strike..

l5. ln a type-writing machine., the combination a series ofsegmentally-arranged type-bars, a segmental pad, and a series efradiating metallic pieces supported by said pad and each adapted toreceive the impact ol'A a type-bar.

1,6. ln a typewvriting machine, the combination` of a series ofsegmentally-arranged type-bars, a segi'nental rigid-support which lissubstantially `U-shaped in cross-section, a pad seated in said support,and metallic pieces embedded in said pad and supported thereby, eachmetallic piece being supported directly by said pad'.

17. In a type-writing machine, the combination ol a series ofsegnientally-arranged type-bars, a segmental rigid support which issubstantially U-shaped in cross-section, a pad seated'in said supportand provided with a series el' radiating openings, a headed vmetal pegthatis seated in each of saidopenings and with the ,head thereofextending toward an associated. type-bar, and a lexible strip thatextends over the heads ol' said pegs and which is independent ol" thepad.

1S. ln a type-writing machine, the combipiation ol' a pad, a leatherfacing on said pad,

transverse registering openings in thel pad and its hiatherfaeing, andheaded pegs seated' in said. openings with the heads thereol' situatedoutside. ol` leather` lacing.

19. ln a type-writing machine, the combi-V nation ol a pad, a leathervlacing on said pad, transverse openings in the pad` and its leatherlacing, headed pegs seated in said openings and with the heads thereo'lIsituated outside of leather l'aeing and a lexible lacing-strip thatcovers the heads ol" said pegs.

Signed at the borough oll Manhattan, citiv ol" New York, in the countyo'l' New York and Slate ol" New York, this 30th day oll July,

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BURNIIAM C. STlOKNEY.

Witnesses:

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